Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-07-13

F. A. Holzhausen will preach next
Lords day at7:30P.M Subject: Grams
formation by Beholding."
Pensions have been granted this
week to I. w. Spoor, Fort Atkinson, and
Christina NJ Eichel, Redwood.
Sunday night the roof of the engine
room of Sprague's brick yard caught fire,
but fortunately was put out before the
flames spread.
The contract for changing over Coles
hall into commandery and masonic hall
has been let to L. Kabet, who has already
commenced the work
The following postmasters have been
appointed in Dodge county: Owen Nc
Collow, Oak Grove, and Peter Langen-
feldt, Theresa.
"A fire from spontaneous combustion
in VIM. S. Taylor's drug store, 309 Reed
street, Milwaukee, Sunday morning,
caused loss of $50.
Strictly pure Paris Green at Tbom-
sons West Side Drug store, at 20 cents
per pound. 37w4
The Carpet Weavers' sociable will
meet with Miss Emma Woodland next
Thursday evening. Let everybody turn
out and have an enjoyable time.
The barley harvest is under full
Roadway in this section The yield will
not DE much over twenty bushels to the
acre. or about half of an average crop.
The berry is plump, but the straw isvery
short.
in the Dane county circuit court at
Madison, yesterday, the case of DR.. James
Cody against Theresa Cody and Daniel
Jones upon the ground of alleged insani
ty of DR.. Cody, Judge Stewart issued an
order summoning him to appear in court
to-day to show cause why a guardian
should not be appointed.
The following officers of Lincoln
Lodge No. 20, *. of P. were installed at
last regular meeting:
G. Ritschlag, P. c.; n. Simon, G. c.;
G. Emmerling, V. c.; ]. B. May, P;
VIM. Humphrey, K. of r. and S.; w. A.
Beurhaus, NJ A; " F. Brandt, NJ. of
Ex.; D. II. Beurhaus, M. of F.; J. W.
Wiggenhorn, I. g.; John Davis, 0. g.
Albert Quentmeyer, of the firm of
Schiller & Quentmeyer, last week com
menced the erection of fine brick resi-
dence on Washington street south of S.
g. Roper's. 1t is not intended for rent
ing, from which fair differences may be
drawn regarding Albert's near future.
e. Steinberg, first baseman of the
Mutual club, met with painful accident
yesterday morning at his fathers meat
market on Fourth street. While placing
a piece of ice in the ice-bex, he in some
way slipped and tore cash in his left
arm with a meat hook. 1t will take some
DAYS for the wound to heal.
As result of the visit to this city of
W. E. Lewis, state secretary of the Young
Mems Christian association, our branch
organization here has received new ideas
and encouragement, and we hope that
within a few weeks an attractive public
reading room well supplied with the
current literature of the day-will be
opened in our city, under the direction of
the association.
Saturday evening, Lena, the 13-year-
old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. G. T. Lott,
while playing, fell down the stairway at
the side entrance of II. Daub's restaurant,
striking On her head and hip and cutting
her wrist. She was picked up insensible
in which condition she remained for some
five hours, but finally rallied apd has
since so far improved as to be able to be
about again.
The Cadet band, of Milwaukee, ar
rived Sunday forenoon and proceeded to
Concordia Island without playing any
music, thus paying due regard to the
rights and feelings of the congregations
in the various churches worshiping at the
time This act of propriety is most credit
able and worthy of commentator, show
ing a marked change for the better in the
condition of matters here connected with
conductino Sunday picnics.